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From time to time the FBI had come across the name and activities of Fred Dunkirk a three time loser. He was brought to…
Apr 13, 1955 · 23:03
The highest perch on the criminal social ladder, is occupied by the swindler. Of all the fancy swindlers on record,…
Apr 20, 1955 · 22:52
In the trial of Cora Brayden for the murder of her husband, Harry Brayden, the defense introduced an expert witness to…
Apr 27, 1955 · 22:56
In the winter of 1951 the director of the FBI conferred with officials of the Mexican police about a problem concerning…
Apr 6, 1955 · 22:56
Joe and TJ are working extensively on an extortion plot IN Cleveland against Paul Richards, but they don't bet on Joe's…
Aug 10, 1955 · 22:53
On a July morning last year, a three time loser named Babe Stanswick made a daring escape from the federal penitentiary…
Aug 12, 1956 · 23:40
Harry Donner, one of three men wanted by our bureau for bank robbery was killed by a bomb as he took a suitcase out of…
Aug 17, 1955 · 25:14
In 1952, a fake accident ring was defrauding insurance companies in three eastern states. There were more than twenty…
Aug 18, 1954 · 20:01
Victor Frisby, alias the Doc, the Major, alias General Frisby, and thirty other titles and his partner Charlie Simms…
Aug 19, 1956 · 25:05
Perhaps one of the cleverest and most deeply worked out swindles ever to come to the attention of your Federal Bureau…
Aug 2, 1951 · 28:10
When Eddie took the rap for Joe after a bank job, he was paid $100,000 to do it. Now that he's out of the clink, Joe…
Aug 24, 1955 · 25:06
Sid Romer, alias Luke Welker, had a harried and unprofitable career as a petty grifter until one particular day in July…
Aug 25, 1954 · 20:11
In the early part of 1953, the FBI was advised by the treasury department, that a special agent had been murdered in…
Aug 4, 1954 · 20:05
A daring and carefully planned robbery was carried out at the national bank at Westville, New York, on August 12th…
Aug 7, 1952 · 27:52
In the late summer of last year several eastern cities were plague with a spate of hold-ups. According to a description…
Dec 1, 1954 · 22:54
Philip Dudley-Evans (with aliases), is wanted by the FBI, for fraud and impersonation. Without any tangible leads, the…
Dec 13, 1951 · 26:04
In the summer of 1949, the FBI was called in to aid in the investigation of a criminal conspiracy that was undermining…
Dec 15, 1954 · 22:56
Chuck Martin and Dorean Valendan are wanted by the FBI for fraud under the national stolen properties act. These two,…
Dec 22, 1954 · 24:00
In the spring of 1951, the FBI's technical laboratory received a package from the chief of police at Harvale,…
Dec 29, 1954 · 22:55
Wanted by the FBI for fraud, an expert cabinet maker has been been working a new swindle involving valuable antiques,…
Dec 8, 1954 · 23:57
Nick Dorso is still holding his own at the hospital right now, but right now the doctors are suggesting he won't…
Feb 10, 1957 · 22:26
At 9am on a Spring morning in 1955, a lone bandit held up the Summerville National Bank and drove off in a waiting car.…
Feb 16, 1955 · 19:45
Leslie Hubert St Dennis (and his twenty five aliases!), was a mild-mannered swindler who had worked the art of the easy…
Feb 2, 1955 · 23:07
Two of the most sought after gunmen in recent years were Joe Reiker and Harry Hoff. Together, these men were known to…
Feb 23, 1955 · 19:40
In today's story, a gangster is killed by an automobile, and the FBI tracks the crime down to a nightclub. Another…
Feb 9, 1955 · 23:29
The FBI have been drafted in to help solve an embezzlement case. A swindler is posing as the president of a bank, and…
Jan 1, 1901 · 28:21
A bulletin was sent from the Federal Bureau of Investigation to all field officers, chambers of commerce, and better…
Jan 12, 1955 · 23:00
Earl Decker had a soft spot for Linda Jessop, so after working overtime together one night, he asked her to go for a…
Jan 19, 1955 · 23:30
There are many types of swindles described in the files of your FBI, ranging from quick on-the-spot tricks, to…
Jan 20, 1957 · 25:01
It takes all kinds to make a criminal, and the sweet, little old sisters Clarice and Bertie Jessop, have been…
Jan 25, 1956 · 25:14
On August 4th 1953 a trio of men left the Florida coast near Miami in a small fishing boat. The destination was Havana,…
Jan 26, 1955 · 23:10
In the files of your FBI, there are various kinds of swindles ranging from the ordinary to the highest extremes of…
Jan 5, 1955 · 23:57
Dave Miller, a small time politician who hung around the race tracks, was scheduled to be a witness in a state probe…
Jul 13, 1955 · 25:20
The Federal Bureau of Investigation began to receive complaints against Calvin 'Doc' Clooney during the early part of…
Jul 15, 1956 · 25:15
James G Hillary, acknowledged by his fellow conmen as one of the sharpest swindlers in the business, was working the…
Jul 21, 1954 · 20:17
The case history of Philip Emery up to 1945 could be documented quite briefly. Born in Detroit; quit High School 2nd…
Jul 22, 1956 · 25:17
In the early fall of 1955, the bureau had assigned two detectives to investigate a series of interstate auto thefts in…
Jul 27, 1955 · 25:04
Paula Duchaine was one of most illusive criminals on record at the FBI. Paula was born in San Francisco, and at…
Jul 28, 1954 · 25:08
Wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for fraud and impersonation, Roger Conn with aliases. This man, posing as…
Jul 4, 1958 · 25:11
One of the most effective swindles practiced on elderly people is the so called retirement plan. This racket has many…
Jul 6, 1955 · 19:38
Orville James Hastings, at the age of sixty two, was one of the busiest check flashers in the country, and was wanted…
Jul 8, 1956 · 25:15
At approximately 9:10am on the morning of June 18th 1953 in the small town of Littleburgh, Connecticut, a man walked…
Jun 1, 1955 · 19:48
One of the smartest and most artful swindlers to ever come to the attention of your FBI, was James Monroe Davies. Born…
Jun 10, 1953 · 25:00
“Another great story based on Frederick L. Collins’s copyrighted book, The FBI in Peace and War. Drama! Thrills!…
Jun 15, 1955 · 19:45
On the afternoon of June 8th 1954, two dangerous lunatics hid in a laundry coach leaving a state hospital. They…
Jun 22, 1955 · 19:55
Stanley Ecker made a recording at the Riverside Hotel, in Room 1216, between Joe Manson and a guy in the state license…
Jun 29, 1955 · 22:52
In the files of your FBI there are many types of rackets running the gamut from quick money swindles to full-bodied…
Mar 16, 1955 · 22:53
The unbelievable but documented records of well-known swindlers, showed that none was more successful with a fantastic…
Mar 17, 1957 · 24:55
In the spring of 1953, John Tuleo, a three-time loser serving a life sentence, escaped from prison. He was at large for…
Mar 2, 1955 · 19:52
The holdup of the Second National Bank of Keyport, New York met at $35,000 in cash and slightly more in government…
Mar 23, 1955 · 23:09
All criminal investigations by your FBI are not necessarily centered on violence, theft and espionage. In the Bureau's…
Mar 23, 1958 · 23:04
Rudy Harun was described in the wanted circulars as twenty years old, dark, slight build, soft spoken and a potential…
Mar 3, 1957 · 25:50
By the spring of 1954, swindler Philip Bentley, better known as The Purple Duke, had long disappeared from the criminal…
Mar 30, 1955 · 23:24
In the winter of 1951, a gang of car thieves operating in a three state area, introduced a new and almost foolproof…
Mar 9, 1955 · 23:11
Harry Hensall and Gus Wiley, with aliases, are wanted by the FBI for fraud and impersonation. All law enforcement…
May 11, 1955 · 22:52
In the course of sixty-five vigorous and adventurous years, Philip O'Donnell spent a good portion of this time in jail…
May 18, 1955 · 19:38
Of all the swindles on record in the files of your FBI, none was slicker than the scheme worked by Larry Lawrence and…
May 25, 1955 · 19:45
On the morning of May 1st 1952, the body of Sidney Wicker a teller in a suburban bank, was found washed up on a local…
May 4, 1955 · 23:02
The trap, planned by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the round up of a million dollar syndicate dealing in…
Nov 10, 1954 · 23:58
On a July morning last year, a lone gunman, wearing sunglasses and carrying a sawn off shotgun, held up the First…
Nov 16, 1955 · 23:50
In the summer of 1953, a clever new kickback racket had its origin in the fraudulent operation of a firm calling itself…
Nov 17, 1954 · 24:44
Almost with each succeeding year, usually in the months of Spring or Summer, a new series of juvenile demonstrations…
Nov 2, 1955 · 25:15
In the summer months of 1954, a series of robberies of unusual daring took place on the waterfront of one of our large…
Nov 2, 1958 · 24:28
Early in his criminal career, Rudy Bowman discovered he had a decided flair for the royalty racket. From time to time…
Nov 22, 1951 · 25:54
Murray Davis works as an actor/comedian in a night club so he's not exactly loaded. So when a girl he's been seeing,…
Nov 24, 1954 · 24:00
Barney is celebrating the unexpected election victory in the third district, when he receives a call from Vince. The…
Nov 3, 1949 · 25:23
Eddie Fallon is a good boxer but he'll never be a champ. His manager, Max plans on getting him to take a dive in a…
Nov 3, 1954 · 24:05
If Paul Farrow hadn't been working so many hours, he would have had more time with his wife, Eileen, and then she…
Nov 9, 1955 · 24:47
One of the most serious crime problems in the country today is the teenage gang. In many gangs, the leader is the boy…
Oct 13, 1954 · 22:57
Barney McGill was a charity swindler who worked his act with two props - the telephone to call the suckers, and a…
Oct 15, 1952 · 29:39
Paul Bradley is a man of high standing in the community. He has an excellent job, a fine reputation, he gets along…
Oct 19, 1955 · 25:18
Not all of the criminal records in the files of your FBI are categorized as underworld activity. Many classifications…
Oct 20, 1954 · 23:51
Another great story based on Frederick L. Collins's copyrighted book, The FBI in Peace and War. Drama! Thrills! Action!…
Oct 27, 1954 · 19:52
The Federal Bureau of Investigation was called in on what at the surface appeared to be routine bank embezzlement. A…
Oct 27, 1954 · 25:01
The Federal Bureau of Investigation was called in on what at the surface appeared to be routine bank embezzlement. A…
Oct 6, 1954 · 23:19
The story of Miss Lily Champagne, who is wanted by the FBI for fraud and extortion, and is thought to be traveling…
Sep 1, 1954 · 24:13
In the year 1951, Walter Edmund Miller was a shy, quietly spoken man of 42, and chief cashier of a small town bank in…
Sep 14, 1950 · 28:06
The FBI was after four men and one woman in the vicinity of Park Dale after they abandoned their getaway car following…
Sep 14, 1955 · 22:38
Stanley Phillips, aged 31, was a teller at the Suburban National Bank, where he had worked for ten years. Stanley had…
Sep 15, 1954 · 23:44
When the uranium boom hit the western states several years ago, the usual quota of swindlers and shady dealers came…
Sep 21, 1955 · 25:17
Our file on Howell Lewis Marvin up to 1951 shows two arrests with one conviction. It was while serving a term at…
Sep 22, 1954 · 22:40
During the early post-war years, millions of dollars were made in so-called windfall profits on housing projects…
Sep 22, 1957 · 19:59
Oliver Dean Sandley, wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for fraud and forgery, was one of the most…
Sep 23, 1953 · 22:24
Of all the forms of human wrongdoing, nothing is more despicable and degrading than that of threat by exposure. There…
Sep 28, 1955 · 25:14
Oliver Leslie - alias The Major, Harry Barnes - alias Handsome Harry, and Edna Barnes - his wife, were three of the…
Sep 29, 1954 · 22:46
At the time Walter Minnis began his career of forgery and impersonation, he was employed as a book keeper for a large…
Sep 7, 1955 · 25:10
Another great story based on Frederick L. Collins's copyrighted book, The FBI in Peace and War. Drama! Thrills! Action!…
Sep 8, 1954 · 23:47
Abner B Hamil alias A B Hamiliton alias Abdul Bai Hamid was one of the most talented swindlers who ever worked the so…
Ned · your guide to the archive
Ned here. Forty-odd years I've spent with these old shows — and if you took to FBI In Peace And War, The, I'd wager my last valve you'll love this lot.
